diff --git a/lib/validators/selectionPileValidator.ts b/lib/validators/selectionPileValidator.ts
index 4fb1bf99..811a6ebc 100644
--- a/lib/validators/selectionPileValidator.ts
+++ b/lib/validators/selectionPileValidator.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ class SelectionPileValidator {
     return choices.length < this.contest.markingType.minMarks;
   }
   private tooManySelections(choices: OptionSelection[]) {
-    if (this.contest.markingType.votesAllowedPerOption) {
-      return (
-        choices.length > this.contest.markingType.maxMarks &&
-        choices.length > this.contest.markingType.votesAllowedPerOption
-      );
-    }
+      return choices.length > this.contest.markingType.maxMarks;
   }
   private exclusiveNotAlone(choices: OptionSelection[]) {
     if (this.selectedReferences(choices).length < 2) return false;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cab94026..45bf88f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aion-dk/js-client",
-  "version": "3.1.11",
+  "version": "3.1.12",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Assembly Voting JS client",
   "main": "dist/lib/av_client.js",